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Show ARNOLD BACK INJMEMCA Tells of His Experiences In Leaving Germany. Europe Presents Sad Spectacle I'rof. F. R. Arnold has Just landed land-ed In Bralntree, Mossachusetts, his .old homo, and has sent a brief letter let-ter to a friend In this city which ro-cites ro-cites some interesting Incidents leading lead-ing up to his departure from tho Eu-ropean Eu-ropean 'continent. In part ho Bays: This lira lecn a better summer for war cones 0r.de1.t3 than for party conductors and I hae had very lit tie mall since August 1. I Just got back hero this morning, landing in Now York Inst night. The beat Is" allowed to carry cnly 800 nnd we had 1130 on board, of whom U00 came stectago because they could not gel better accommodations. I got out ol Germnny 011 August 3, coming thru Liege the day before lighting began. I did not really think the war possible possi-ble until I got arrested" as a spy on August 2, and was tbld they would keep me ttntll tho end of tho war unless un-less I could explain every paper I had In my possession. You may bet your life that ray German became immediately im-mediately very lluentt It looked very warlike too, as wo crossed to Dover and saw ueven war ships and as many torpedo boats guarding tho har bor and an aeroplane hovering ovor all. got to London with nothing but the clothes on my back, as my trunk Is ono of tho 72,000 that havo gone astray In Germany. You havo no Idea how Europo is changed. Theaters The-aters all closed nnd many .of tho stores. No o'no at work In tho fields oxcept a few old women, no .ono on tho trains but soldiers. In Brua sels they mado us all get out of the street car In order that soldiers may ride. Everything Is given away to them. ' f '- |